"I don't think something like that will happen again. But there are too many young men in this area with time on their hands getting into mischief.

"I don't feel safe at night walking the streets and I make sure I am in my house by six o' clock."

Another resident said many people were too scared to confront the gangs who still seek to dominate the area.

They cut off the finger of one of my constituents and put it in a jar

Shaukat Butt

Glasgow councillor Shaukat Butt, was outspoken in his condemnation of the Faisal Mushtaq, Zeeshan Shahid and his brother Imran Shahid, who had denied murdering Kriss in 2004.

The Labour member for the city's Kingston ward has lived on the southside for more than 40 years.

He said: "They did so many things and got away with it so many times. They cut off the finger of one of my constituents and put it in a jar.

"That's the kind of people they are. I'm not happy with the sentences - I don't think they should ever be allowed out. They should spend the rest of their lives in prison.

"If this was some other country, then it would have been the death sentence for them.

"A young boy lost his life because of these thugs."

Good work

Bashir Ahmad, the Pollokshields East councillor, said all the people in the area had joined together to condemn any criminal acts carried out there.

He said the communities in this part of Glasgow had a history of positively working together.

Mr Ahmad added: "Despite the attempts of some from outside the area to undermine this good work, I know that we can all continue to work together for the benefit of everyone in Pollokshields and Glasgow."